I love Soya. What's not to love about it? It absorbs the flavours of the dish and is super easy to cook. This Soya Chunks Biriyani is my comfort food when I'm in the mood for a wholesome meal, yet don't have the time to cook up one or just plain lazy :-D.
Whatever. I love this dish and its amazing flavours. Go on. Check this out!
Recipe serves 2 people.
Ingredients
1 big Onion, sliced
1 and 1/2 Tomatoes ( I used the less tangy ones locally known as Bangalore Tomatoes)
1 Green Chilly, slit lengthwise
Curry Leaves, a few
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
1 tsp Fennel Seeds/Sombu/Saunf
2 cups of Mixed Vegetables (I used 3 Flat Beans, and 1 Long Carrot)
1 cup of Soya Chunks
Chilly Powder - as per taste
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
1 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 glass Rice (washed)
Method
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil, and add the fennel seeds.
- After the fennel seeds sizzle, add onions, green chillies, and curry leaves and saute well.
- When the onions begin to brown, add tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste.
- Let the mixture cook for a while until the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add the turmeric and chilly powders with salt as per taste.
- Add the veggies and soya chunks and mix well.
- Add the washed rice, and 2 and 1/2 glasses of water.
- Close and let the pressure cooker run for 4 whistles, and switch it off.
Tips:
- If you just want a curry, stop after Step 6 and cook till veggies are done.
- This curry/biryani tastes best when hot and spicy.
- Adding a bit of ghee enhances the taste of this dish.
Pictorial
Take your ingredients
In a pressure cooker, heat oil, and add fennel seeds
Add onions, green chillies, and curry leaves and saute well
Add tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste
Add the spice powders and salt
Add veggies and soya chunks
Add the washed rice
Add water and pressure cook for 4 whistles
Delicious Biriyani is now ready.
